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Pomacentrus philippinus Evermann & Seale, 1907

Philippine damsel
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Philippines country information

Common names: Palata, Palata, Palata
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Type locality, Bacon, Sorsogon, USNM 55901 (holotype of Pomacentrus philippinus (Ref. 6). Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107852), Nasugbu (Ref. 107853) and Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276). Also Ref. 1602, 9137, 48613, 53416, 121724.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and P.D. Pertiwi, 2017
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Philippines damselfish, Bouteur philippin, Pesce damigelle, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Pomacentridae (Damselfishes) > Pomacentrinae
Etymology: Pomacentrus: Greek, poma, -atos = cover, operculum + Greek, kentron = sting (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Evermann & Seale.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 1 - 20 m (Ref. 7247).   Tropical; 30°N - 23°S

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